/newsroom/taxonomy/term/10768/all en /newsroom/moshe-ben-shoshan Wed, 23 Dec 2020 19:14:05 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 254359 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-halloween-spike-nut-allergies-325740 <p>A new study from researchers at ƻ����Ժ is looking into the link between holidays and nut allergies in children. The study found that bouts of anaphylaxis brought on by peanut allergies increased by 85 per cent on Halloween and 60 per cent on Easter, compared to the rest of the year. (<a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/health/study-reveals-the-most-harmful-holidays-for-children-with-nut-allergies-1.5113989">CTV News</a>)</p> <p>Here are some experts from ƻ����Ժ that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:53:17 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 245398 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/holidays-bring-severe-spike-nut-allergies-children-325128 <p>A new study examining the link between peanut and tree-nut anaphylaxis in children and holidays found spikes at Halloween and Easter. The <a href="https://www.cmaj.ca/content/192/38/E1084/tab-related-content">study</a>, led by a team of researchers from the Montreal Children’s Hospital of the ƻ����Ժ Health Centre (MCH-MUHC), found that most were previously unknown allergies, calling for increased awareness.</p> Fri, 02 Oct 2020 22:16:30 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 241922 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/suboptimal-inconsistent-treatment-anaphylaxis-due-unknown-cause-292772 <p>A new Canadian study, led by a team at the Research Institute of the ƻ����Ժ Health Centre (RI-MUHC), is shedding light on anaphylaxis due to an unknown trigger (AUT)—an unpredictable and potentially fatal allergic reaction, about which surprisingly little is known.</p> Thu, 20 Dec 2018 15:37:06 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 121306 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/life-saving-epinephrine-underused-during-anaphylaxis-outside-hospital-study-finds-289419 <p>Fewer than half of adults and children experiencing food-induced anaphylaxis use their epinephrine autoinjector (EAI) before being treated at a hospital emergency room, according to a new Canadian study.</p> <p>“It’s a disappointing reality that epinephrine is seriously underused,” says lead researcher Dr. Moshe Ben-Shoshan, a pediatric allergist and immunologist at the Research Institute of the ƻ����Ժ Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, and an assistant professor of Pediatrics at ƻ����Ժ.</p> Fri, 07 Sep 2018 17:56:19 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 81041 at /newsroom